Barry Maitland

Barry Maitland
Born	1941 (age 82–83) Paisley,Scotland
Nationality	British Australian
Occupation	Novelist
Years active	1994-present
Known for	Brock and Kollaseries
Notable work	The Malcontenta
Awards	Ned Kelly Awardsfor Crime Writing

Barry Maitland(born 1941 in Scotland) is an Australian author of crime fiction. After studying architecture atCambridge,Maitland practised and taught in the UK before moving to Australia, where he became a professor of architecture at theUniversity of Newcastle.He retired in 2000 and took up writing full-time.

Novels

Brock and Kolla

Maitland has written a series of crime novels known as theBrock and Kollanovels, focussing onScotland Yarddetectives, DCI David Brock and DS Katherine Kolla:

1. The Marx Sisters(1994)
2. The Malcontenta(1995)
3. All My Enemies(1996)
4. The Chalon Heads(1999)
5. Silvermeadow(2000)
6. Babel(2002)
7. The Verge Practice(2003)
8. No Trace(2004)
9. Spider Trap(2006)
10. Dark Mirror(2009)
11. Chelsea Mansions(2011)
12. The Raven's Eye(2013)
13. The Promised Land(2019)
14. The Russian Wife(2021)

Harry Belltree trilogy

In September, 2014 Maitland published the first of theHarry Belltree trilogy.

1. Crucifixion Creek: The Belltree Trilogy, Book One,ISBN9781922182456,ASIN B00LZ1U6IY, Text (24 September 2014)
2. Ash Island(2015)
3. Slaughter Park(2016)

Others

• Bright Air(2008)

Awards

• Ned Kelly Awardsfor Crime Writing, "Best Novel"
  • 1996, joint winner forThe Malcontenta
  • 2000, shortlisted forChalon HeadsandSilvermeadow
  • 2003, shortlisted forBabel
  • 2005, shortlisted forNo Trace
  • 2007, shortlisted forSpider Trap
  • 2009, shortlisted forBright Air

External links

• Barry Maitland's website
• Review ofThe Marx Sisters–Kirkus Reviews(May 2010)
• Review ofCrucifixion CreekArchived5 January 2019 at theWayback Machine–AustCrime(January 2015)
• Review ofThe Promised Land–Booklover Book Reviews(January 2019)